Scroll and case



Aug. 5, 1941. RUGG SCROLL AND cAsE' Filed Sept. 26, 1938 F 91 f ea 1820882303 E' W fi. 5 /mz, 2414 PM? .9

Patented Aug. 5, 1941 UNlTED STATES PATENT GFFICE SCROLL AND CASE Frank D. Rugg, Greenfield, Mass.

Application September 26, 1938, Serial No. 231,777

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a novel scroll and case. The scroll is a sheet of flexible material, such as paper, cloth and the like, which may bear a map or chart, for example. The case may be, for example, a cane or an umbrella handle, though it may take other forms, if desired. The invention will best be understood by reference to the following description of one specific embodiment thereof, while its scope will be pointed out more particularly in the appended claim.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is an elevation of a scroll and case embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view at an enlarged scale on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view at a still larger scale on line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a sectional View at the same scale as Fig. 3, on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing and to the embodiment of the invention illustrated therein by way of example, there is shown a case 6 comprising two parts herein a cap 8 and a body I0, each presenting an axial chamber communicating with the other, or, in other words, the parts together presenting an axial chamber. In the example shown, the cap presents an axial chamber l2 and the body presents an axial chamber 14. The body also presents a longitudinal slot l6 leading from the chamber 14 to the exterior, and this slot extends lengthwise through that end of the body which is adjacent to the cap, the latter closing the slot adjacent to said end.

In the present example, the chamber l2 has an enlarged portion I8 to receive the adjacent end of the body, and the latter has a reduced portion 20 snugly fitted into said enlarged portion. In the event that the case is to be used as a cane, for example, the cap constitutesa handle and to that end is appropriately shaped, as by being provided with an arcuate portion 22.

A shaft 24 made of appropriate material, such as metal or wood, is rotatably mounted in appropriate bearings, one at 26 in the cap 8 and the other at 28 in the body l0, and is housed partly in the chamber 12 in the cap and partly in the chamber I4 in the body. A scroll 30 of flexible sheet material, such as cloth or paper, is secured to and wound about the shaft and extends through the slot IE to the exterior where it is secured to an appropriate handle 32 which,

on the one hand, may be grasped to draw the scroll through the slot and, on the other hand, limits the inward movement of the scroll under the influence of a spring now to be described.

Rotation of the shaft under the influence of an outward pull on the handle 32 is resisted by an appropriate spring 34 which is housed partly in each of the chambers l2 and I4, though principally in the chamber I2. In this example, the spring is helically wound about the shaft and has one end 36 suitably secured to the shaft as by being passed therethrough. The other end 38 of the spring is appropriately anchored to the body It] as by being passed through an anchor member 40 which fits the chamber Id rather snugly and is held against rotation therein as by being provided with a projection or key 42, best shown in Fig. 3, received in the slot IS.

The construction is such that the case may be made of wood, for example, which possesses several points of advantage over metal. Moreover, the construction is such that the scroll, the shaft, the spring, and the anchor member may be assembled as a unit, the spring wound as by rotating the anchor member relatively to the shaft, and then thrusting the assembly into place and passing the projection or key 42 on the anchor member into the slot [6. The anchor member also serves as a third bearing intermediate the bearings 26 and 28. The cap 8 may then be put in place and may be removed and replaced for any reason without disturbing the spring because the spring is entirely independent of the cap.

Having thus described one embodiment of the invention, what I claim and desire by Letters Patent to secure is:

In combination, a case comprising a cap and a body each presenting an axial chamber comnmnicating with the other, said body presenting a longitudinal slot communicating with the chamber in said body, a shaft housed partly in each of said chambers and rotatably supported by said cap and by said body, a spring helically coiled about said shaft and housed partly in each of said chambers, one end of said spring being secured to said shaft, a member to which the other end of said spring is secured, said member being housed within the chamber in said body and interlocked with the latter to prevent relative turning when so interlocked, and a scroll of flexible sheet material extending through said slot and wound about and secured to said shaft.

FRANK D. RUGG. 

